'Please Call Me' inventor Nkosana Makate. Vodacom and Nkosana Makate are eagerly awaiting the handing down of the Constitutional Court (ConCourt) judgement on the ‘Please Call Me’ (PCM) matter, which ...

As news about the “Please Call Me” secretive settlement was streaming, many wondered about the settlement amount. As someone who covered the “Please Call Me” matter, I reflected on this moment and its ...

Vodacom has finally settled its long-standing dispute with Kenneth Nkosana Makate over the "Please Call Me" feature, bringing nearly two decades of legal battles to a close. This week, Vodacom and ...

In a historic judgment, outgoing Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Madlanga delivered his last ruling at the Constitutional Court of South Africa, involving the long-running dispute between Nkosana Makate ...

In 2019, Vodacom offered Makate R47m in compensation for his part in the 'Please call me' service. Makate refused this, stating he was owed billions, and took the matter to the SCA. The SCA judgment, ...

Nkosana Makate leaves a Johannesburg court in August 2008 during the long-running Please Call Me saga. (Photo by Tshepo Kekana/Sowetan/Gallo Images/Getty Images) In late 2000, telecoms engineer Ari ...